The Purpose Driven Church: Every Church Is Big in God's Eyes

The thesis of The Purpose Driven Church is that when churches think first about their health, growth is sure to follow. "If your church is healthy," writes Rick Warren, "growth will occur naturally. Healthy, consistent growth is the result of balancing the five biblical purposes of the church." These five purposes are to "Love the Lord with all your heart," "Love your neighbor as yourself," "Go and make disciples," "[Baptize] them," and "[Teach] them to obey." And those purposes can only be accomplished, argues Warren, when church leaders stop thinking about church-building programs and shift their focus to a "people-building process" involving fellowship, discipleship, worship, and evangelism. Warren, the founder of the fastest-growing Baptist church in American history, has taught seminars to thousands of pastors from all over the world, many of whom have successfully implemented his techniques.

• Advanced Strategic Planning: A 21st-Century Model for Church and Ministry Leaders
• Power of Vision
• The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
• God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions (Living with Purpose)
• God's Power to Change Your Life (Living with Purpose)
• Rick Warren's Bible Study Methods
• Equipped for Good Work: A Guide for Pastors, Third Edition
• The Purpose-driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message And Mission
• Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples
• Is God Calling Me?: Answering the Question Every Believer Asks